Skirt-supporter



No. 625,558. Patented May 23, I899; L. J. JONES.

SKIRT SUPPORTER.

(Application filed Jan. 29, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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LILLIE J. JONES, or FLINT, MICHIGAN.

SKlRT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,558, dated May 23, 1899. Application filed January 29, 1898. Serial No. 668,436. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LILLIE J. JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Flint, county of Genesee, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Skirt-Supporters; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to skirt-supporters,

and has for its object an improved two-part attachment, one part of which is arranged to be made fast to the corset or corset-waist and the other of which is arranged to be made fast to the skirt and the two clasped or buttoned together. The arrangement is also such that the shirt-waist or similar outer garment can be caught between the two parts of the clasp and held in place.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the support in elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan of that part of the support intended to be attached to the corset.

That part of the support which is intended to be attached to the corset consists of a button A, held by a shank a to a broad baseplate B, and this base-plate B is provided with a number of holes symmetrically disposed, so that it can be held fast to thecorset by passing the corset-strings through the holes, and there are provided a number of holes 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4:, so that the base-plate may be attached to a corset drawn tightly to gether at the back or one separated considerably at the back.

That part of the support which is intended to be attached to the skirt consists of a pin 6, made in the form of a safety-pin, to which is hinged a plate 7, provided with a keyhole= shaped buttonhole 8.

The button part of the support is made fast to the corset, as above described. 7

The buttonhole part of the support is made fast to the skirt by pinning it thereto, and the two parts are buttoned together to form the complete support.

By placing the cloth of the shirt-waist un der the button head A and buttoning the other part over the button, with the cloth thereon, the waist is held down, as Well as the skirt supported. 7

What I claim is.

In a skirt-support, the combination of a button with a broad base and provided with a row of lacing-holes 1, 2, 3, and 4, placed at one side of the button-shank and a symmetrical row of lacing-holes l, 2, 3, 4 placed at the other side of the button-shank, whereby the base is adapted to be attached by lac ing to a corset, whether the same be drawn tightly together, or separated considerably,

and a detachable part provided with a guarded pin, whereby it may be readily at tached to, or detached from a garment and an eyeplate secured to said pin, the said eyeplate and pin being hinged together, substan-- tially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

, LILLIE J. JONES.

Witnesses:

En J ONES, L. G. WILLISON. 

